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Issues in Economics Today
Issues in Economics Today
Robert Guell, Indiana State University
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common property  Property that is not owned by any individual but is owned by government or has some other collective ownership.
externalities  Effects created by an unregulated market on people other than the buyer or seller
social cost  The true cost of production and consumption of a good that includes the effects on innocent bystanders.




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